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Church nominates Zanu-PF candidate for Mutare West
ASPIRING Zanu-PF Mutare West MP Nyasha Marange was reportedly nominated by his Johanne Marange Apostolic sect to represent the ruling party in the constituency.This was revealed by President E...Published: 26 Jul 2023 at 06:41hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Johanne Marange members gather for passover
THOUSANDS of Johanne Marange Apostolic sect members are gathered in Marange for their annual passover, the second after the death of their leader Noah Taguta Momberume last year.His death igni...Published: 12 Jul 2023 at 08:19hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Marange's grave tampered with as sect fight rages on
THE Johane Marange Apostolic sect founder, Johane Muchabaya Momberume's grave was allegedly tampered with over the weekend in a suspected ritual case.The late sect leader's family members are ...Published: 06 Dec 2022 at 05:06hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Vapostori4ED call for immediate removal of sanctions
LOCAL religious leaders have strongly condemned illegal punitive sanctions imposed on Zimbabwe and are calling for their immediate removal.Speaking during a press conference held in Harare yes...Published: 25 Oct 2022 at 06:02hrs | | by Staff reporter
Brother pushes for late Johane Marange High Priest's exhumation
THE late Johane Marange Apostolic church leader Noah Taguta's brother, Clements Momberume, has been granted an interim interdict barring the sect from using the sacred burial shrine he was buried at i...Published: 26 Apr 2022 at 08:36hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Taguta laid to rest
THOUSANDS of Johane Marange Apostolic Church members converged at their Mafararikwa shrine to pay their last respects to High Priest St Noah Taguta Momberume who was buried here in Bocha yesterday. ...Published: 21 Apr 2022 at 11:30hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Johanne Marange leader burial today
JOHANNE Marange Apostolic Church leader Noah Taguta Momberume will be buried today, three days after congregants were said to be camping in Manicaland's Marange communal lands anxiously awaiting his r...Published: 20 Apr 2022 at 08:08hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa mourns Taguta
President Mnangagwa yesterday accorded Johane Marange Apostolic Church leader, High Priest Noah Taguta Momberume a State-assisted funeral.The President said Mutumwa Taguta transformed the sect...Published: 20 Apr 2022 at 08:05hrs | | by Staff reporter
Johane Marange leader dies
The leader of Johane Marange Apostolic Church, High Priest St Noah Taguta Momberume has died. He died yesterday afternoon and believed to be in his gos. Minister of State for Manicaland Provincial Aff...Published: 18 Apr 2022 at 10:26hrs | | by Staff reporter
Momberume has disappeared, says lawyer
THE Johanne Masowe apostolic sect member, Hatirarame Momberume, who was dragged before the courts to face murder and rape charges after he married a minor, Anna Machaya who died while giving birth, ha...Published: 13 Dec 2021 at 07:05hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Anna Machaya case: Murder charges likley to be dropped, Momberume granted bail
THE murder charges levelled against 26-year-old Hatirarami Momberume who is accused of the murder of his 14-year-old child bride, Anna Machaya, who died at a Marange religious shrine due to complicati...Published: 25 Nov 2021 at 19:44hrs | 6 | by Staff Reporter
Johanne Marange 'rapist' hubby denied bail
A JOHANNE Marange apostolic church member Hatirarami Momberume (26), whose 14-year-old wife died while giving birth at a church shrine in July, was yesterday further remanded in custody by a Mutare ma...Published: 04 Sep 2021 at 19:45hrs | | by Staff reporter
16-year-olds can consent to sex, says Ziyambi
JUSTICE minister Ziyambi Ziyambi has said 16-year-olds can legally consent to sex, but cannot marry.He said this while responding to questions from Mutare Central legislator Innocent Gonese in...Published: 31 Aug 2021 at 06:12hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Child brides: Machaya saga opens Pandora's box
THE story of a 14-year-old girl, who died while giving birth at an apostolic sect shrine in Marange has sparked outrage across the globe.Anna Machaya was allegedly forced out of school and int...Published: 22 Aug 2021 at 08:05hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe child bride reported dead is alive
IN a soap opera-style development, police investigations have revealed that Memory Machaya, for long thought to be the girl who died while giving birth at the Johane Marange shrine in Bocha, is alive ...Published: 20 Aug 2021 at 17:30hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Marange teen mother's parents face arrest
POLICE yesterday said they had arrested Hatirarami Momberume, also known as Evans Momberume (26), following the alleged death of a 14-year-old minor on July 15 while giving birth at the Johane Marange...Published: 20 Aug 2021 at 07:23hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF shielding child abusers, claims NGOs
NON-GOVERNMENTAL organisations (NGOs) have accused the ruling Zanu-PF party of protecting child abusers in the Johane Marange Apostolic Church through their "unholy alliance."The accusations c...Published: 19 Aug 2021 at 06:40hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Husband' of a 14-year-old girl who died during child birth arrested
The "husband" of a 14-year-old girl who died during child birth is behind bars after he was charged with having sex with a minor.Evans Momberume is set to appear at the Mutare Magistrates Cour...Published: 18 Aug 2021 at 19:54hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mai Tt appointed advocate for women at Mnangagwa affiliated organization
A Zimbabwean comedian and socialite Mai Tt was appointed Advocate for Women and Children for an organization called Young Women For ED.This promotion comes a week after she called for all Zimb...Published: 15 Aug 2021 at 09:46hrs | 1 | by Fanuel Chinowaita
Shrine death: Cops hunt for girl's grave
The death of a married 14-year-old Johanne Marange Apostolic Church girl during childbirth at the church's shrine in Marange, and the location of her grave, are now subjects of a police investigation ...Published: 14 Aug 2021 at 07:18hrs | | by Staff reporter
Paul Mwazha @100 years: The amazing testimonies
A few days ago, Archbishop Paul Mwazha, the founder & leader of the African Apostolic Church was bestowed with rains of congratulatory messages from distinct churches and our entire body politic f...Published: 04 Nov 2018 at 19:34hrs | 21 | by Benny Gudo
Tomana's appeal in rape case thrown out
THE Bulawayo High Court has dismissed an application by Prosecutor-General Johannes Tomana who sought a retrial of Johanne Marange Apostolic sect leader, Clement Momberume, following his recent acquit...Published: 30 Nov 2015 at 05:38hrs | 1 | by Mashudu Netsianda
Madzibaba acquitted of rape charges
Johanne Marange Simon branch leader, Clement Momberume, who was facing a charge of raping his nephew's wife at a local hotel, was on Friday discharged after a magistrate concluded the State had failed...Published: 06 Jul 2015 at 07:55hrs | | by Thandeka Moyo
Woman passes out during sexual assault by Madzibaba
A woman who was allegedly raped by Johane Marange Simon branch leader Clement Momberume after being drugged, has said that she passed out during the sexual assault. Taking to the witness stand...Published: 20 Jun 2015 at 14:24hrs | | by Thandeka Moyo
Adulterous church leader sues nephew for $100,000
IN apparent retaliation, adulterous Johane Marange leader, Clement Momberume, has filed a $100,000 lawsuit against the man whose wife he bedded, accusing him of defamation and malicious prosecution....Published: 15 Sep 2014 at 06:15hrs | 1 | by Court Reporter
Church leader challenges adultery damages
The leader of Johane Marange, Simon Branch, who was last month ordered to pay $10 000 in adultery damages following an affair with his nephew's wife, on Wednesday filed an application for an in...Published: 12 Sep 2014 at 07:31hrs | | by Staff reporter
Adulterous church leader who bedded nephew's wife to pay $10K
JOHANE Marange (Simon branch) leader, Clement Momberume who bedded his nephew's wife will pay him $10,000 for adultery after the High Court upheld a decision by a lower court.Bulawayo Mag...Published: 02 Sep 2014 at 05:59hrs | | by Thandeka Moyo
Church leader in court for adultery with nephew's wife
JOHANNE Marange (Simon Branch) leader, Clement Momberume who is being sued by his nephew Jasper Dhliwayo appeared in court yesterday facing a $10,000 adultery lawsuit.Momberume who appeared ...Published: 20 May 2014 at 08:01hrs | 1 | by Mpumelelo Nyoni
Jockeying for Zanu-PF youth league post starts
THE Zanu-PF national youth league elections are just by the corner with three legislators reportedly expressing enthusiasm to contest for the second strategic post of deputy secretary for youth affair...Published: 17 May 2014 at 12:59hrs | | by Staff reporter
Church leader slapped with $10 000 adultery lawsuit
THE leader of Johanne Marange (Simon Branch), Clement Momberume, has been slapped with a $10 000 adultery lawsuit by his Bulawayo-based relative for allegedly bedding his second wife.The man, ...Published: 17 May 2014 at 08:29hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Johane Marange factions fight for church regalia
The long running dispute between two church factions relating to ownership of church regalia and other paraphernalia resulted in the jailing of 10 members belonging to Taguta's faction, after their ap...Published: 07 Feb 2014 at 16:13hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Court strikes High Court judge for miscarriage of justice
THE Supreme Court on Thursday rapped High Court judge Justice Alphas Chitakunye, for allegedly presiding over and making a ruling in a property wrangle, including church regalia, between members of th...Published: 28 Sep 2013 at 04:05hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
Zanu-PF primaries candidates list (2013)
ZANU PF LIST OF RECOMMENDED CANDIDATES FOR THE 2013 HARMONISED ELECTIONSMASVINGO...Published: 21 Jun 2013 at 13:41hrs | 83 | by Staff Reporter
Apostolic sect leaders seek MDC-T protection
MDC-T national organising secretary Nelson Chamisa yesterday claimed that a delegation from one of the country's largest apostolic sects approached his party last week accusing Zanu-PF politicians of ...Published: 11 Mar 2013 at 11:33hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Vapositori vow to vote for Mugabe
Apostolic and other African-initiated churches have vowed to mobilise millions of people to vote for Zanu-PF in the forthcoming general elections.The churches' political stance comes amid surv...Published: 24 Feb 2013 at 16:39hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Church leaders jailed for fighting over a dead body
The Supreme Court has jailed 10 members of the Noah Taguta-led Johanne Marange Apostolic Faith sect for an effective 16 months each for fighting over a dead body.Two factions from the same Mo...Published: 27 Jul 2012 at 06:20hrs | | by Court Reporter
Apostolic churches set to pray for Zimbabwe
Apostolic churches in Zimbabwe will on May 25 hold a National Day of Prayer at the Zimbabwe Grounds in Highfield. The event, to be held under the ban­ner of th...Published: 20 May 2012 at 21:02hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF loyalists defects to MDC-T
DISGRUNTLED Zanu-PF supporters have defected to the MDC-T in protest against the manner in which the district coordinating committee (DCC) elections were held, further causing more fissures in the par...Published: 29 Apr 2012 at 15:04hrs | | by Staff reporter
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